rickety, rachitic
(adjective) affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; “rickety limbs and joints”; “a rachitic patient”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rachitic (comparative more rachitic, superlative most rachitic)
(medicine) Pertaining to or affected by rickets. [from 18th c.]
Feeble, in a weak or precarious condition. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ra*chit"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rachitique. See Rachitis.] (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
